Well, our travels have come to an end. Almost. In 36 or more LOOONG hours, we'll be back home. Sort of. When I booked our tickets, I thought I knew what I was doing by planning to leave a day before we wanted to be home, allowing for the time change. Only d'oh! I didn't have my head screwed on properly at that particular moment. We will in fact gain a day on our way home. We leave here June 29, and arrive home June 29. And can't get into our house, because we have a tenant with a lease until July 1. Darn it all to heck.
Luckily, my sweetest ever friends Jess and Mark have offered up their place, as they'll be out of town anyway. So we'll be settling back into home without really being at home for a couple days. It's clearly not ideal. But neither is the entire stairwell full of black garbage bags full of our stuff that awaits me back at our house.
In celebration of this epic journey, I have compiled this list. I love me a good list, and fun stats too.
Ballzlicht Family Trip to Australia and Indonesia. January 14-June 29, 2012
Number of flights taken: 7 (9 for M)
Number of hours flying time, combined: 58
Number of hotels stayed at: 10
Meals eaten in restaurants: Indonesia, 90. Australia, probably 35
Giant turtles spotted while snorkeling: 4
Number of wild dingos observed: 3
Full body massages received, N. and M. combined: 22
Number of massages received in Bali:20
Volcanoes observed: 4
Number of gastric issues experienced: 0
Number of beach towns visited: 11
Buddha heads purchased: 6
Dolphin sightings: 2
Instances of puking at a Balinese family compound after smelling the strong odour of pig poo: 1
Average cost (in Canadian dollars)of a coffee in Australia:$5.00
Average cost of a 60 minute massage in Indonesia: $7
Cost of a Motel 8 in Australia: $120 a night, one bunkbed, no breakfast, no elevator
Cost of a boutique hotel in Gili Trawangan, Lombok: $100, including king sized bed, full breakfast for 4 on the beach and swimming pool
Aquariums/Zoos/Animal Reserves Visited: 4
Wild Emu sightings: 1
Wild Kangaroo sightings: 15
Wild koala sightings: 0
Number of additional suitcases purchased to hold souvenirs:1
Number of hours said suitcase was in our possession before the zipper broke, rendering it useless: 24
Types of different water sports M. tried:
6
Number of instances M.was reprimanded by a jet ski operator for riding too fast or doing stunts: 2
Number of days in a row that I have eaten a massive breakfast with eggs, croissants, fruit, the works: 30
Approximate number of pounds gained: 7
Number of Tim Tam Slams attempted: 8
Times when I successfully got the coffee through the cookie: 1
There are many more, and lots more stories to be told. Looking forward to sharing them with many of you soon!
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